Mad Solutions Takes World Rights to ‘Dear Tarkovsky,’ Palestinian Filmmaker Firas Khoury’s Follow-Up to Fiery Cairo Fest Winner ‘Alam’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Arab distributor Mad Solutions has taken world rights to Firas Khoury’s “Dear Tarkovsky,” the Palestinian filmmaker’s follow-up to his fiery Cairo Film Festival winner “Alam” (The Flag).
Khoury will be introducing the project to prospective partners this week at the Durban FilmMart. The director’s sophomore feature follows 35-year-old Farouk, a resident of Ramallah who dreams of making his first film, “A Bridge to Jaffa,” a period piece about a Palestinian resistance fighter.
A graduate of Russian film school and a devotee of Soviet auteur Andrei Tarkovsky, Farouk is searching for an outlet for his artistic ambitions beyond the schlocky wedding videos he produces to make ends meet.
But the first-time director struggles to finance his provocative film, which includes scenes of his protagonist on the battlefield in armed combat with Israeli soldiers.
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